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Active years: 1978-present

History

Frank Williams had run an earlier team using customer cars. But his entry as a constructor in the late 1970s proved more successful, the team winning its first championship in 1980.

More titles followed in the 1980s thanks to Honda turbo power before the Japanese manufacturer switched to McLaren. Williams eventually turned to Renault, with which it won a swathe of further titles, before they too left.

A new partnership with BMW brought race wins but not championships, and since the two split Williams has struggled to escape the midfield.

Headquarters

Grove, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Major team personnel

Team principals: Sir Frank Williams
Director of engineering: Patrick Head
Technical director: Sam Michael
Chief executive officer: Adam Parr
Chief operations engineer: Rod Nelson
Chief designer: Ed Wood
Chief operating officer: Alex Burns
Head of aerodynamics: John Tomlinson
Senior systems engineer: John Russell
Team manager: Tim Newton
Chief mechanic: Carl Gaden
Race engineer (Car no. 1): Tony Ross
Race engineer (Car no. 2): Xevi Pujolar

Previous identities: None

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One response to Williams

  1. William’s fan for many years and now sad to see them at the bottom end of the grid. Now with Toyota at the top what is not happening?
    Desperate need for a calibre Design Director, Geof Willis etc.
    Drastic action needed!

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